Below you will see a list of all articles that have been written for HCB over the past year or so, all of these articles form part of the Regulations Archive.
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Regulations news
The long-running dispute between the District of Columbia and railroads carrying hazardous materials came to an end this past June 28. DC agreed with CSX Transportation Inc that its Terrorism Prevention in Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 2006 is preempted by the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and the Federal Rail Safety Act, as amended, insofar as it deals with the District’s jurisdiction over the transport by rail car of hazardous materials.
American pie
Domestic shippers are looking at some difficult times coming up, following a change of direction at PHMSA and the prospect of more intense enforcement. COSTHA’s annual forum brought together all sides of the industry to hear what’s coming along
Working party time
The European land transport experts devoted much of their time at their latest joint meeting to discussing the results of the deliberations of the working groups on tanks and standards. Significant changes were also agreed to the provisions for environmentally hazardous substances
Regulations news
Transport Canada has published Amendment 9 to the Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations in Part I of Canada Gazette, proposing to update the references to two standards: CGSB-43.126 on the reconditioning, remanufacturing and repair of drums for the transportation of dangerous goods; and CGSB- 43.145 on the construction, modification, qualification, maintenance and selection of means of containment for the handling, offering for transport or transporting of dangerous goods by rail.
Pressure off
AIR PHMSA’s latest formal regulatory proposal concerns packages intended for air carriage and aims to reduce the risk of package failure while airborne
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